The Bitter End Tab by Alter Bridge

The Bitter End tab by Alter Bridge

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Key: Bb

Tuning: Drop Bb tuning, or BADGBE down a half step

Intro:

    Repeated Synth part
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|-9p8---9p8---9p8---9p8---|-9p8---9p8---12p9---12p9----|
Db|-----9-----9-----9-----9-|-----9-----9------9------9--|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------|

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Verse 1:

    play similarly 4x
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|---------5----0----0----0---|
Gb|-8------8-----6-----6----|-----4---4----4----4----4---|
Db|-9------9-----7-----7----|-----6---6----5----5----5---|
Ab|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------|


    fade in before prechorus
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-4-----------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------------------|----------------------------|



Prechorus:

    PM the low Db string open notes
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9h11-------------|
Bb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0------0-16\14-12--|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9/14--14-14--14-14-|
Bb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0--------------------|



Chorus:

    Eb5                          Bb5
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-4------4----4-4------4------|
Ab|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2------2----2-2------2------|
Bb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0------0----0-0------0------|

    F
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6--------|
Ab|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6---6----|
Bb|----------------------------|------------------------4----|

    Eb5                          C7
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4----|
Db|----------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3----|
Ab|-7------7---7-7------7----7-|-4---4---4---4---4---4----|
Bb|-5------5---5-5------5----5-|--------------------------|

    Bb5
Eb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-4-----------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------------------|----------------------------|



Verse 2:

    play similarly 4x
Eb|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|-----5---5----0--0--0--0---|
Gb|-8--8--8--8----6--6--6--6--|-----4---4----4--4--4--4---|
Db|-9--9--9--9----7--7--7--7--|-----6---6----5--5--5--5---|
Ab|---------------------------|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|---------------------------|

    last line
Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|



Chorus 2:

    Eb5                          Bb5
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-4------4----4-4------4------|
Ab|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2------2----2-2------2------|
Bb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0------0----0-0------0------|

    F5
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6--------|
Ab|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6---6----|
Bb|----------------------------|------------------------4----|

    Eb5                          Bb5
Eb|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-4----4----4----4----4----4---|
Ab|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2----2----2----2----2----2---|
Bb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0----0----0----0----0----0---|

    Fm
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|----------------11---11---11---|
Db|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-9----9----9----12---12---12---|-16---16---16---9----9----9----|
Bb|-7----7----7----10---10---10---|-14---14---14------------------|



Bridge:

    D
Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-16---16---16---16\------------|-16---16---16---16-------------|
Ab|-17---17---17---17\------------|-17---17---17---17---16\-------|
Bb|-15---15---15---15\------------|-15---15---15---15---14\-------|

    PM the low Db string open notes
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9h11-------------|
Bb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0------0-16-14\12--|

Eb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|-16---16---16---16\------------|-16---16---16---16-------------|
Ab|-17---17---17---17\------------|-17---17---17---17---16\-------|
Bb|-15---15---15---15\------------|-15---15---15---15---14\-------|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9/14--14-14--14-14-|
Bb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0--------------------|



Bridge 2:

    Eb5                          Gb5
Eb|----------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-0----0----0----0----0----0---|
Gb|----------------------------|-0----0----0----0----0----0---|
Db|----------------------------|-5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Ab|-7----7----7----7----7----7-|-5----5----5----5----5----5---|
Bb|-5----5----5----5----5----5-|------------------------------|

    Bb5                            C
Eb|------------------------------|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-6----6----6----6----6----6---|
Gb|------------------------------|-6----6----6----6----6----6---|
Db|-4----4----4----4----4----4---|-6----6----6----6----6----6---|
Ab|-2----2----2----2----2----2---|-4----4----4----4----4----4---|
Bb|-0----0----0----0----0----0---|------------------------------|


Eb|------------------------------|-0----------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|-0----------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------|-0----------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|-5----------------------------|
Ab|-7----------------------------|-7----------------------------|
Bb|-5----------------------------|------------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-4-----------------------|-------------------------|
Ab|-2-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-0-----------------------|-------------------------|

Eb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Ab|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Bb|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|



Chorus 3:

    Eb5                          Bb5
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-4------4----4-4------4------|
Ab|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2------2----2-2------2------|
Bb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0------0----0-0------0------|

    F5
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4------------|
Ab|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---7---6----|
Bb|----------------------------|-------------------5---4----|

    Eb5                          Bb5
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-4------4----4-4------4------|
Ab|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2------2----2-2------2------|
Bb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0------0----0-0------0------|

    F5
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|----------------------------|
Ab|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-12---11---9---11---9---7---|

    Eb5                          Bb5
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|-4------4----4-4------4------|
Ab|-7------7----7-7------7---7-|-2------2----2-2------2------|
Bb|-5------5----5-5------5---5-|-0------0----0-0------0------|

    F
Eb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6--------|
Ab|-4------4---4-4------4----4-|-4------4----4-4---/6---6----|
Bb|----------------------------|------------------------4----|

    Eb5                          C7
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|-4---4---4---4---4---4----|
Db|----------------------------|-3---3---3---3---3---3----|
Ab|-7------7---7-7------7----7-|-4---4---4---4---4---4----|
Bb|-5------5---5-5------5----5-|--------------------------|


Outro Bridge:

    Gb                           Ab
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-10----10--10-10------------|----------------------------|
Gb|--------------------7-------|-6~~~~~---------------------|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

    Bb5                          Eb5
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-7------7--7-----7--7-------|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|------------------------7~--|
Db|------------------------7---|-6~~~~~--------------/9-----|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|

    Gb                           Ab
Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
Gb|-9b11___r9p7---9b11~~~~-----|-9b11___r9p7---9b11~~---7---|-8~~~~-----|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
Ab|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|

    Play this along to last note above:
Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9h11-------------|
Bb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0------0-16\14-12--|


Repeat Outro Bridge



Outro:

Eb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
Ab|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9h11-------------|
Bb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0------0-16\14-12--|

Eb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|--------------11/16--16-16--16-16-|
Db|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|-----12---11-------11---9---|-----12---11---9/14--14-14--14-14-|
Bb|-0-0----0----0-0-0----0---0-|-0-0----0----0--------------------|

Eb|----------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------|
Bb|-0--------------------------|


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| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| r   Release
| br  Bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| PM  Palm mute

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Published: January 2, 2023

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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